University of Michigan Develops Novel Incandescent Bulb: 100x Brighter, Ushering in a New Era of Twisted Light ApplicationsResearchers at the University of Michigan have achieved a breakthrough, developing a novel incandescent bulb capable of producing elliptically polarized light, or "twisted light," 100 times brighter than previously possible. This research not only deepens our understanding of fundamental physics but also paves the way for robotic vision systems, autonomous driving technology, and other cutting-edge applications...

Zhou Hongyi's Hong Kong University Lecture: How Young People Can Seize Opportunities in the Age of Large ModelsOn December 18th, at the "Convergence of Wisdom, Innovation, and the Future Leaders' Entrepreneur Forum Series" held at the University of Hong Kong, 360 Group founder Zhou Hongyi was appointed as a visiting professor at the University of Hong Kong's Faculty of Business and Economics (HKU Business School). He delivered a captivating lecture titled "What Young People Should Do in the Age of Large Models" to over 400 undergraduate and postgraduate students and alumni of HKU...

Lin Feng Zhang, a Rising Star in Efficient AI: From Tsinghua PhD to Shanghai Jiao Tong University ProfessorA recent academic report published on the website of the College of Information and Electrical Engineering at China Agricultural University revealed that Dr. Lin Feng Zhang, born in 1997, has officially joined the School of Artificial Intelligence at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) as an assistant professor and doctoral supervisor...

AI-Powered Virus Discovery: Alibaba Cloud and Sun Yat-sen University Collaborate to Discover 180 Novel RNA Virus CladesA research collaboration between Sun Yat-sen University and Alibaba Cloud, published recently in the prestigious journal Cell, has leveraged cloud computing and AI to uncover 180 novel clades and over 160,000 new RNA viruses, a nearly 30-fold increase in known virus species. This discovery significantly advances our understanding of RNA virus diversity and evolutionary history...

Globe Frontier: Tongji University Launches Smart Autonomous Vehicle Cloud Control Evaluation SystemThe assessment system, which integrates cloud digital twin and simulation traffic participants with key technologies such as automatic generation of dangerous scenarios, multi-traffic participant collaborative planning and vehicle-end high-precision motion control, aims to simulate actual driving environment in enclosed testing grounds to improve the safety of advanced self-driving vehicles. According to the project leader, Xiong Luo, professor, it mainly aims to achieve dynamic continuity verification in various traffic scenarios...

ByteDance Founders Zhang Yiming and Liang Rubo Donate 200 Million Yuan to Nankai University to Support Mathematics Research and Talent CultivationOn August 21st, reporters learned from the official website of Nankai University that ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming and ByteDance CEO Liang Rubo jointly donated 200 million yuan to their alma mater, Nankai University, primarily to support mathematics research and talent cultivation. This year marks the 105th anniversary of Nankai University...

Xtep Kids Joins Hands with Tsinghua University, Using Technology to Empower the Next Generation's Healthy GrowthAs living standards improve, parents are increasingly concerned about their children's healthy growth. They not only care about basic indicators such as height and weight but also focus on their children's overall development...

Gratitude and Betrayal: The True Stories of Two Peking University AlumniGratitude is a traditional virtue in Chinese culture. However, in real life, there are always stories that make us wonder if kindness can be reciprocated, and if doing good deeds will always lead to good outcomes...

Pinduoduo Empowers Research Breakthroughs at China Agricultural University: From Life Sciences to Agricultural Technology[Global Times Public Welfare Comprehensive Report] In recent years, China Agricultural University has achieved a series of breakthroughs in basic research and key agricultural technologies, which is inseparable from the strong support of the "Pinduoduo-China Agricultural University Research Fund." Since its establishment in 2023, the fund has supported 50 research projects covering multiple fields such as agricultural biobreeding, veterinary public health, food security, food safety, ecological security, biosecurity, and interdisciplinary research related to agriculture...

A Wake-up Call for Research Integrity: Image Duplication Controversy in a Paper from China Pharmaceutical UniversityIn recent years, academic integrity has increasingly become a focal point in the academic community. Publishing in academic journals signifies that research findings will undergo peer review and scrutiny from the scientific community, making it crucial for researchers' reputation and academic advancement...

The Hupan University Controversy: A Game of Capital and Education, Who Pays for the Future?Hupan University, a private educational institution founded by Jack Ma that brings together China's top entrepreneurs, has attracted countless eyes and sparked much controversy. It is hailed as the "West Point of China's Business World," but it has also been criticized for its elitist and closed-door operation model, and the potential risks behind its capital operation, ultimately leading to its closure by regulators...

Folding boats that can be folded into pockets, robots that mine on demand at 6000 meters of the seabed, and surface unmanned boats that rely entirely on ocean wave energy....